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Ethiopia’s Media Machine Has a Red Sea Escape Route

Ethiopian state media obscures internal conflicts while promoting narratives focused on the Red Sea and Eritrea. This strategy diverts attention from pressing issues like war, displacement, and economic challenges, hindering public accountability.

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Ethiopia's Growth Story Hits the Wall of Debt Reality

Ethiopia's economic narrative faces challenges as private bondholders reject the government's debt restructuring proposal. Despite claims of growth and self-sufficiency, data reveals ongoing debt distress and reliance on imports, undermining the government's optimistic portrayal.

Eritrean Port

Eritrea’s Ports Are Not a Prize for Propaganda

Economic language is being used to normalize a far more dangerous idea: that sovereign Eritrean ports can be folded into Ethiopia’s national future as if law, borders and regional peace do not matter. The latest wave of Ethiopian regime-aligned messaging about the Red Sea follows

Ms Nahla Valji UN Resident Coordinator

REDISCOVERING ERITREA: A UN Resident Coordinator’s Testimony of Progress and Potential

In a world crowded with assumptions and secondhand narratives, firsthand testimony matters. Over the past two years, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Eritrea has offered exactly that: a grounded, lived account of a country often discussed from afar but rarely understood

Eritrea Ambassador to the UN Sophia Tesfamariam and delegation.

Eritrea urges reform of an unequal global order at Doha Social Summit

Eritrea has urged the international community to confront what it described as “structural injustices” in the global development system, warning that social progress cannot flourish under conditions of dependency or inequality. Addressing the Second World Summit for Social Develo

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Eritrea, Oman Deepen Trade and Investment Ties

Eritrea and the Sultanate of Oman have agreed to strengthen bilateral trade and investment cooperation, following high-level talks held in Muscat between senior government officials from both nations. The Eritrean delegation, led by  Mr. Nusreddin Mohamed Saleh , Minister of Trad

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Ethiopia’s Debt Deadlock: Abiy’s Default Nation Hits the Wall

It’s official now. Ethiopia’s economic “renaissance” has gone from sales pitch to slow-motion crash. Reuters confirmed this week that Addis Ababa’s debt restructuring talks have collapsed — bondholders walked out, the government admitted defeat, and legal action is on the table.

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